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BOPP CLAMP.

No. 436,315. Patented Sept. 9, 1890.

UNITED STATES HENRY S. PECK, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

NORTH -EAST, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT J. MOORHEAD, OF SAMEPLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,315, datedSeptember 9, 1890.

Application filed August 9, 1889. Serial No. 320,213. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

. Be it known that I, HENRY S. PECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at North East, in the county of Erie and State of Penn-Sylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRope-Clamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to rope clamps or fastenings; and it consists incertain improvements in the construction thereof, as will be hereinfully set forth, and pointed out in the claim. I

My device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, as follows:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the device in position on a rope.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the part C of the clamp. Fig. 3 showsthe part B of the clamp'in vertical section.

The clamp is designed for holding a rope in a looped position. The clampis composed of two partsB and C. The part B is awedge with rope openingsor eyesk b b through its base vertically. The part C is a ring, whichmay be round or elliptical. Fig. 1 shows the position of the clamp on arope. The ends of the rope A are threaded up through the eyes b in thebase of the wedge B and then through the ring C, forming a loop A belowthe Wedge, and thence through the ring C, and are then attached togetheror to any object desired. The clamping is eected by forcing the wedgeintoA the ring between the two ropes, as seen in Fig. l. The wedge B maybe of cast metal or it may be of india-rubber, in which case the rubbershould be vulcanized to a degree of considerable hardness.

What I claim as new is- In a rope clamp or fastening, the combination ofthe ring C and wedge B, said Wedge having eyes b b through extensionsfrom its base and the rope being threaded through said eyes and ring',substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY S. PECK.

Witnesses:

J No. K. HALLooK, WM. P. HAYES.

